Restaurants in Canyon/Palo Duro Canyon State Park

A local favorite, Pepito's, 408 23rd St. (tel. 806/655-4736), is a solid Tex-Mex restaurant with tiled, landscape-adorned tables and regional art. The specialties are fajitas, and the restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Mondays through Saturdays.

A unique dining experience can be had with Cowboy Morning (tel. 806/488-2100). The meals include a horse-drawn wagon ride to a canyon overlook and authentic chuck wagon cuisine. Cowboy Morning includes biscuits, scrambled eggs, sausage, potato casserole, cowboy coffee, and orange juice and is priced at $23 for adults, $18 for children ages 4 to 12, and free for children 3 and under. The nighttime offering is Western Night in Palo Duro Canyon, including a jeep tour, barbecue dinner, living history presentation, and stage show (pricing varies depending on group size; call for details).